• ECOWAS outlinesfresh efforts to deepenregionalintegrationthroughprivatesector coordination • Traditionalleaders and securityofficialsdiscuss urgent action to addressworseningsecurity Crisis in Northern Nigeria • Mali and Mauritania strengthen diplomatic engagement amid renewed focus on border security and bilateral cooperation. • Officials in Accra and Abidjan move to protect their Cocoa markets against climate shocks and other vulnerabilities.